Commensal Bacteria: Not Just Innocent Bystanders

by Michael A. Apicella
Published 2019-01-01

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae: The Role of N-Acetyl-5-Neuraminic Acid in Biology

by Michael A Apicella
Published 2012-03-01

Evidence Suggesting That Francisella tularensis O-Antigen Capsule Contains a Lipid A-Like Molecule That Is Structurally Distinct from the More Abundant Free Lipid A.

by Jason H Barker, Justin W Kaufman, Michael A Apicella, Jerrold P Weiss
Published 2016-01-01

Characterization of a nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae thermonuclease.

by Christine Cho, Aroon T Chande, Lokesh Gakhar, Jason Hunt, Margaret R Ketterer, Michael A Apicella
Published 2018-01-01

Interactions of Francisella tularensis with Alveolar Type II Epithelial Cells and the Murine Respiratory Epithelium.

by Matthew Faron, Joshua R Fletcher, Jed A Rasmussen, Michael A Apicella, Bradley D Jones
Published 2015-01-01

Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Activation Improves siRNA Uptake and RNAi Responses in Well-differentiated Airway Epithelia

by Sateesh Krishnamurthy, Mark A Behlke, Michael A Apicella, Paul B McCray, Jr, Beverly L Davidson
Published 2014-01-01

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Lipooligosaccharide Expresses a Terminal Ketodeoxyoctanoate In Vivo, Which Can Be Used as a Target for Bactericidal Antibody

by Michael A. Apicella, Jeremy Coffin, Margaret Ketterer, Deborah M. B. Post, Christopher J. Day, Freda E.-C. Jen, Michael P. Jennings
Published 2018-07-01

Global Network Analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Identifies Coordination between Pathways, Processes, and Regulators Expressed during Human Infection

by Ryan McClure, Ashwini Sunkavalli, Phillip M. Balzano, Paola Massari, Christine Cho, William M. Nauseef, Michael A. Apicella, Caroline A. Genco
Published 2020-02-01

A model symbiosis reveals a role for sheathed-flagellum rotation in the release of immunogenic lipopolysaccharide

by Caitlin A Brennan, Jason R Hunt, Natacha Kremer, Benjamin C Krasity, Michael A Apicella, Margaret J McFall-Ngai, Edward G Ruby
Published 2014-03-01

Isolation and mutagenesis of a capsule-like complex (CLC) from Francisella tularensis, and contribution of the CLC to F. tularensis virulence in mice.

by Aloka B Bandara, Anna E Champion, Xiaoshan Wang, Gretchen Berg, Michael A Apicella, Molly McLendon, Parastoo Azadi, D Scott Snyder, Thomas J Inzana
Published 2011-04-01

Proteomic analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae biofilms shows shift to anaerobic respiration and changes in nutrient transport and outermembrane proteins.

by Nancy J Phillips, Christopher T Steichen, Birgit Schilling, Deborah M B Post, Richard K Niles, Thomas B Bair, Megan L Falsetta, Michael A Apicella, Bradford W Gibson
Published 2012-01-01

Identification and characterization of AckA-dependent protein acetylation in Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

by Deborah M B Post, Birgit Schilling, Lorri M Reinders, Alexandria K D'Souza, Margaret R Ketterer, Steven J Kiel, Aroon T Chande, Michael A Apicella, Bradford W Gibson
Published 2017-01-01

The Composition and Metabolic Phenotype of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Biofilms

by Michael A Apicella, Christopher T Steichen, Alastair G McEwan, Christine eCho, Megan L Falsetta, Margaret eKetterer, Jianqiang eShao, Jason eHunt, Michael P Jennings
Published 2011-04-01

Dual pili post-translational modifications synergize to mediate meningococcal adherence to platelet activating factor receptor on human airway cells.

by Freda E-C Jen, Matthew J Warren, Benjamin L Schulz, Peter M Power, W Edward Swords, Jeffery N Weiser, Michael A Apicella, Jennifer L Edwards, Michael P Jennings
Published 2013-01-01

Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Has Evolved Preferential Use of N-Acetylneuraminic Acid as a Host Adaptation

by Preston S. K. Ng, Christopher J. Day, John M. Atack, Lauren E. Hartley-Tassell, Linda E. Winter, Tal Marshanski, Vered Padler-Karavani, Ajit Varki, Stephen J. Barenkamp, Michael A. Apicella, Michael P. Jennings
Published 2019-05-01

Characterization of Inner and Outer Membrane Proteins from Francisella tularensis Strains LVS and Schu S4 and Identification of Potential Subunit Vaccine Candidates

by Deborah M. B. Post, Bram Slutter, Birgit Schilling, Aroon T. Chande, Jed A. Rasmussen, Bradley D. Jones, Alexandria K. D’Souza, Lorri M. Reinders, John T. Harty, Bradford W. Gibson, Michael A. Apicella, Edward G. Ruby
Published 2017-10-01

Phasevarions mediate random switching of gene expression in pathogenic Neisseria.

by Yogitha N Srikhanta, Stefanie J Dowideit, Jennifer L Edwards, Megan L Falsetta, Hsing-Ju Wu, Odile B Harrison, Kate L Fox, Kate L Seib, Tina L Maguire, Andrew H-J Wang, Martin C Maiden, Sean M Grimmond, Michael A Apicella, Michael P Jennings
Published 2009-04-01

Identification, characterization and immunogenicity of an O-antigen capsular polysaccharide of Francisella tularensis.

by Michael A Apicella, Deborah M B Post, Andrew C Fowler, Bradley D Jones, Jed A Rasmussen, Jason R Hunt, Sayaka Imagawa, Biswa Choudhury, Thomas J Inzana, Tamara M Maier, Dara W Frank, Thomas C Zahrt, Kathryn Chaloner, Michael P Jennings, Molly K McLendon, Bradford W Gibson
Published 2010-07-01